AutoCAD Raster design 2010 may be finding resources from AutoCAD and/or Raster Design 2007, 2008 or 2009 versions. This Technical Solution was written for the majority of side-by-side users with 2009 and 2010 installed. These instructions can also be translated for 2007 and 2008. The goal is to get the Program Files\<Raster Design> paths out of the Windows PATH statement and in to the host AutoCAD's Support Files Search Path.
Douglas Lauritsen, Autodesk Product Support
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Install the Raster Design 2010 Hotfix for Licensing and Civil 3D Feature Update. After this update both AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 will use the same version of a shared component called AxUi, This will fix the IMANAGE error.
Douglas Lauritsen, Autodesk Product Support
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Is the host OS 32-bit or 64-bit? As AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is only 32-bit users need to install the 32-bit version of the hotfix. I have seen some users who have had difficulty getting the 32-bit version of the hotfix to install on 64-bit operating systems. The best I can say is to:
Reinstall several times
Make sure the installing user is an administrator
Disable UAC
Try installing it from Diagnostic mode
You can manually start AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 inside AutoCAD 2010 by loading this ARX, adding these Support File Search Paths and Partial loading the AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 CUI:
ARX:
C:\Program Files\AutoCAD Raster Design 2010\AeciUi51.arx
C:\program files\raster design 2010
C:\program files\raster design 2010 oe
C:\program files\common files\autodesk shared\axui
C:\program files\autocad raster design 2010\help
CUI:Vista: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\ARD2010\R18.0\enu\Support\AecCo.cuix
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\ARD2010\R18.0\enu\Support\AecCo.cuix
I am also having these issues with Raster Design on Civil 3D v2010. IT finally got Raster Design to work on Wednesday afternoon after a lot of research on both their and my parts. Today (Friday) I no longer have the RD ribbon when I start my program or access to the toolbars. My computer is XP-64 bit. I also have Land Desktop Companion v2009 installed.
Melody
Double check that you are still loading your desired AutoCAD Workspace at startup of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. The above suggestions from this thread should help you reload the AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 components. Even if you don’t have older releases installed you can still use the Technical Solution to make sure they are all there.
Also, double check that the AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 Partial CUI is loaded. You will find it here for the operating systems supported by AutoCAD Raster Design 2010:
XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\ARD2010\R18.0\enu\Support\AecCo.cuix
Vista:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\ARD2010\R18.0\enu\Support\AecCo.cuix
Problems with the Ribbon can be attributed to .NET. You might reinstall .NET or search this forum for .NET reinstall or cleanup solutions.
This has been an issue with Raster Design for years. Autodesk, please relook at how you add this program into products.
There is always some issue with this tool working for some computers and not others. Just today I install using admin permissions, then test and it runs perfectly, then get on as user and it doesn't load. I have to jump through hoops to get this to work. There should be an easier way to make sure all the search paths, cuix add into any profile.
We use other tools that appears to load in the same way (autoturn) and I never have a problem with it running, but Raster Design needs three search paths, a partial load cuix file, and a special shortcut to load the Aeciui54.arx before autocad runs.
So in order to fix this issue, I have to turn off UAC, give user admin rights, reboot, logon user, do a repair on the install to re-register the dll files, then use the ADR shortcut to load aeciui54.arx, in order to add search paths and menuload of the cuix, then remove user admin rights, turn off UAC, Reboot, logon user and cross fingers when I launch the program!
(Windows 7 64bit)
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